[Newsadmin:  This user has posted an MMF (attached below).
	I am going to issue an advisory abuse cancelation for it.
	Please take whatever actions are necessary to ensure this
	user ceases their abuse of Usenet.  Thanks.  -chip]

You may have committed a US Federal crime.  The chain letter you
posted violates title 18, section 1302 of the United States Code.
These crimes are actively investigated and prosecuted by the United
States Postal Inspection Service.

If you are prosecuted and found guilty, you will be subject to
fines up to $1,000 and up to *two years* of jail.

Even if you aren't up on all the intricacies of 18 USC 1302, you
have demonstrated inexcusably poor common sense and judgement.  It
is completely unreasonable to think you can sit back on your butt,
flood the Internet with this trash, and make any money off the
deal.  After all, did *you* send in your five bucks to the name at
the top of the list?  What makes you think anybody else will?

Maybe you just thought, "So what harm can it do?"  Look, this stuff
isn't free.  Every posting costs money -- and the *recipient* pays
for it.  Sure, it's only a fraction of a penny each post, but we
are getting awful tired of paying over and over again for these
"Make Money Fast" chain letters.

So let's summarize:

   - You are abusing the net.
   - You may have committed a Federal crime.
   - What you have done is incredibly stupid.

I am going to issue an advisory "network abuse" cancelation.  This
will request all news servers to delete your chain letter.

You have committed one of the most egregious, most basic violations
of Usenet etiquette.  You clearly do not have a grasp of how to
use this medium appropriately.  Please do not post to Usenet again
until you learn how to do so properly.

(If you have posted multiple copies of this message, all of them
will be deleted.  This will be your only notice.)

(If you are not an American, please note that many countries have
their own laws against these chain letter scams.  Even if you are
outside the United States, you may be subject to arrest and
prosecution by your local authorities.)


References:

    My Policies and Procedures for Network Abuse Handling
	http://www.unicom.com/net-abuse/

    USPS Statement on Chain Letters
	http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/chainlet.htm

    Federal Law 18 USC 1302
	http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/1302.html

Other Resources:

    The Indiana University Usenet Information Center
	http://scwww.ucs.indiana.edu/NetRsc/usenet.html

    The news.announce.newusers Newsgroup
	news:news.announce.newusers

    RFC1855 - Netiquette Guidelines
	http://www.cybernothing.org/cno/docs/rfc1855.html

    The Net Abuse FAQ
	http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html

    The Cancel FAQ
	http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~tskirvin/home/cancel.html

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